X-Men take down Tigers in mid-week action

U SPORTS No. 10 ranked X-Men extend win streak to seven games with 86-76 win over Tigers Wednesday night

StFX

13-3, 13-3

Dalhousie

5-11, 5-11

Final	1	2	3	4	T
StFX 13-3, 13-3	34	15	16	21	86
Dalhousie 5-11, 5-11	26	24	8	18	76

Game Leaders

StFX

Pts: DJ Jackson - 23

Reb: Nicolas Niare - 6

Ast: DJ Jackson - 5

Dalhousie

Pts: Lydell Husbands - 20

Reb: Lydell Husbands - 7

Ast: Spencer Riar - 3

Team Stats

Game Statistics	StFX	Dalhousie
Field Goals	(29-60)	(25-62)
Field Goal %	48.3%	40.3%
Rebounds	27	34
Assists	11	12
Turnovers	15	18
Pts off Turnovers	20	11
2nd Chance Pts	7	12
Pts in the Paint	26	27
Fastbreak Pts	0	3
Bench Pts	0	0

Full stats

January 21, 2026

Halifax, NS – The U SPORTS No. 10 ranked STFX X-Men extended their win streak to seven games with an 86-76 win over the Dalhousie Tigers Wednesday night at Dalplex.

DJ Jackson scored a game-high 23 points for the X-Men, along with 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and a block. Owen Frayne scored 15 points and Nic Niare netted 13 and had 5 rebounds.

Lydell Husbands was the top scorer for the Tigers with 20 points and 4 rebounds.

The teams traded baskets throughout the opening five minutes of the first quarter in a close-scoring opening to the game. The X-Men went on a seven-point run to take a 17-10 lead midway through, and built up a lead thanks in part to 11 points from league-leading scorer Jackson. STFX was up 34-26 heading into the second quarter of play.

The Tigers clawed back in the second and pulled to within two points, trailing 43-41 midway through the quarter as the X-Men shooting went cold. A trio of free throws from Jacob Christie then gave the Tigers their first lead of the game, 44-43. The back and forth action continued and halftime closed out with Dalhousie holding a 50-49 edge.

Jackson led the X-Men with 15 points in the opening half, while Christie scored 14 for the Tigers.

The X-Men regained their lead - 56-54 - two minutes into the third quarter thanks to a three-pointer from Jackson. STFX held onto the lead throughout the quarter. A three-pointer from Matt Pennell with a minute left in the frame put the X-Men up 65-58 as they closed out the quarter leading by the same score.

The X-Men went on a 6-0 run early in the fourth quarter to extend their lead by 13 points to 73-60. The Tigers fought back but could only close the gap to five points as X held onto their lead to close out the game with the 86-76 victory.

With the win the X-Men improve to 12-3 on the season atop the AUS conference. They also officially clinched an AUS playoff berth with the victory.

They will be back in action on Saturday, January 24^th when they travel to Wolfville to take on the second place Acadia Axemen (10-4) in an 8:00 pm game.

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Recap courtesy Krista McKenna, STFX Athletics